A leader in the Southern Transitional Council, Sheikh Saleh bin Fareed al-Awlaki, called for the suspension of the office director of Maj. Gen. Shalal Ali Shaya, head of the security belt forces in Aden.

This came after the involvement of office director Abdul Da’im Ahmed in the kidnapping incident of three citizens of Al-Dale’e province, which ended by releasing them.

Sheikh Saleh bin Farid al-Awlaki said in a statement: “The office director of Aden’s security director must be stopped from work completely, and even held accountable for all his violations against the citizens in Aden “.

Ben Fareed explained: ” the kidnapped are now on the way to us and we will honour and move them to their families”.